Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder with an altered function and changes in urine tests.Most often, the cause of cystitis is an infection.
Characteristics of cystitis in men
Men suffer much less cystitis than women.After all, the urethra in men is long and narrow.
The cause of cystitis in men is often problems with the prostate gland (inflammation, tumor) transmitted by infection, narrowing (stenography) of the urethra, kidney disease (kidneys, pyelonephritis).Therefore, we think that for men, cystitis is a more serious illness than for a woman.The disease is more difficult and requires a compulsory visit to an urologist.Causal agents of infectious cystitis are most often bacteria, less often viruses and fungi.
Bladder inflammation symptoms
The symptoms of cystitis in men accompany the symptoms of uretritis:
- Increase in urination to several times per hour;
- the allocation of urine in small portions, the feeling that the urine has not completely out;
- rubber and pain during urination in groin and penis;
- Difficulty urinating, it is difficult for a man to start urinating;
- Change in color, obscuring urine (sometimes urine appears with blood or pus);
- Painful pain at the bottom of the abdomen, sometimes pain can be given to the rectum, pain on the back of the back is possible;
- It is possible to increase body temperature, chills, weakness.
If clots or blood lives appear in the urine or the urine has become dark red, you must contact an urologist urgently.This is a very serious symptom.
The causes of cystitis
The appearance of cystitis in men causes:
- penetration of the infection of the kidneys (descending path) or the urethra (ascendant);
- incomplete emptying of the bladder (due to an increase in the prostate or a narrowing of the urethra);
- Recent urological manipulations (bladder cathetering);
- Frequent changes in the sexual partner (the risk of obtaining gonorrhea, chlamydia and other transmitted sexual diseases increases, which, in turn, increases the risk of cystitis);
- Reduce immunity, especially in the elderly or in people with diabetes.
Acute, chronic and hemorrhagic cystitis
Chronic cystitisIn men, it occurs with insufficient or inappropriate treatment of acute cystitis.If you do not remove the provocation factor in the first disease and do not get rid of the infection in the bladder, the process will go further.Symptoms of chronic cystitis are similar to symptoms in an acute form of the disease, but less pronounced.Chronic cystitis is exacerbated twice or more per year.A man with chronic cystitis must undergo a complete examination by a urologist so as not to miss more serious diseases, for example, oncological.
Hemorrhagic cystitis -It is an inflammation of the bladder lining, which is accompanied by the release of blood in the urine.In men, hemorrhagic cystitis occurs quite often, especially in those who suffer from prostate adenoma.Urine with such cystitis becomes dark red.Change the color of urine to dark red-one opportunity to go urgent to the doctor.If hemorrhagic cystitis is not treated for a long time, iron iron anemia is developing, because red blood cells and hemoglobin are lost in the urine.
Cystitis treatment
If a man is sick with cystitis, this requires special attention, both of the patient and the doctor.Most likely, a complete treatment of the entire genitorerinary system will be necessary.First of all, a consultation of an urologist is necessary, which will conduct an investigation and an inspection.After the inspection, the specialist will prescribe the necessary tests and research (necessarily an analysis of the urine examination and the ultrasound of the urinary system).Based on the data obtained, the urologist will diagnose, will reveal the cause and cause the factor in each case.
It should be noted that most often in the treatment of cystitis, antibiotics are prescribed.These drugs should be taken exactly like a doctor will prescribe.It is important not to interrupt the course of treatment, even if the symptoms of the disease have disappeared, and well.Often with cystitis in men, pain relievers and drugs that relieve inflammation are prescribed to mitigate the condition.In other words, already at the start of treatment, it will become easier.
An important advice: when processing cystitis, it is preferable to abstain from sexual activity.
With cystitis, men are recommended to eat more plant foods rich in vitamins.Fat, spicy and fried foods should be excluded.An urban doctor recommends drinking a lot or little, because it is individually in each case.